Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta
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02 Investigat<strong>in</strong>g city ports Work<strong>in</strong>g session<br />
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Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> second part of <strong>the</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g session, <strong>the</strong><br />
aim was to dive <strong>in</strong>to concrete circular economy <strong><strong>in</strong>itiatives</strong><br />
of <strong>the</strong> eleven city ports, us<strong>in</strong>g as ma<strong>in</strong> topic<br />
of conversation, as we def<strong>in</strong>ed, three leverage to<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r circularity:<br />
Collaboration platforms as triggers for action<br />
The accessibility to know-how, both scientific and<br />
hands-on based, boosts exist<strong>in</strong>g and new circular<br />
<strong><strong>in</strong>itiatives</strong>. Platforms where this knowledge is<br />
shared and where it <strong>the</strong>refore extends beyond <strong>the</strong><br />
borders of <strong>the</strong> participat<strong>in</strong>g actors, are a key element<br />
for circular economy. You can’t be circular<br />
on your own. This collaboration needs to be <strong>in</strong>itiated<br />
and managed by certa<strong>in</strong> actors of all fields. How<br />
does <strong>the</strong>se collaborations precisely happen? Who,<br />
what, how, where, when?<br />
New <strong>in</strong>frastructure to fur<strong>the</strong>r circular economy<br />
What k<strong>in</strong>d of <strong>in</strong>frastructure and typologies are needed<br />
to facilitate this material and knowledge-<strong>in</strong>tensive<br />
circular economy?<br />
In order to fur<strong>the</strong>r circularity, city ports need new<br />
k<strong>in</strong>ds of <strong>in</strong>frastructure and facilities: e.g. new transshipment<br />
docks, consolidation warehouses, structures<br />
to sort out <strong>the</strong> different k<strong>in</strong>ds of waste, disassembly<br />
facilities. The success of <strong>the</strong>se <strong>in</strong>vestments<br />
will partly depend on how well <strong>in</strong>tegrated <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
with<strong>in</strong> a wider (economical) context, and partly on<br />
good tim<strong>in</strong>g and fortunate co<strong>in</strong>cidence. The <strong>in</strong>vestments<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves will derive from public-private<br />
partnerships and <strong>in</strong>novative governance agreements,<br />
key to steer, facilitate or <strong>in</strong>itiate change.<br />
Port-related productive ecosystems<br />
Which <strong>in</strong>terdependencies play a role between city,<br />
port and h<strong>in</strong>terland and how can <strong>the</strong> city port make<br />
<strong>the</strong> bridge to systemic change? Can <strong>the</strong> belong<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to such a physical network or corridor <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>the</strong><br />
chances for establish<strong>in</strong>g circular economy?<br />
<strong>City</strong> ports are too small to work on <strong>the</strong>ir own, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are a p<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> network and depend on a vast network<br />
of providers, transporters and recyclers. The<br />
network of <strong>in</strong>land waterways and most specifically<br />
<strong>the</strong> corridor that l<strong>in</strong>ks directly <strong>the</strong> city port to <strong>the</strong> sea<br />
or to o<strong>the</strong>r ports are an important economic structure.<br />
Thanks to <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>the</strong> city port positions itself<br />
strategically on <strong>the</strong> cross-po<strong>in</strong>t of access to flows<br />
and knowledge <strong>in</strong> an urban environment. The mapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and consideration of <strong>the</strong>se locations and <strong>in</strong>terdependencies<br />
along <strong>the</strong> corridor are of decisive<br />
importance for any circular economy strategy undertaken<br />
by <strong>the</strong> city port itself.